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Friday, December 23, 2016

Hello there! Are you ready to drool over some Christmas cookies? We held our annual cookie exchange party recently and it was a very yummy time.

We were a smaller group this year, only 7 bakers. My sweet tooth was still appeased.

Since our home was already decorated for Christmas, I didn't have to add much to the table save the cookies.

The only crafting I did was to create these little place cards for each of us. The little critters from Into the Woods offering up the Santa mug from Beary Merry are so cute! I slipped my stamped pieces into tiny frames that I picked up from Michaels' dollar spot.

Ready to see the cookies?

Chantalle makes these fudgy chocolate crinkles every year because they are so melt-in-your-mouth good.

I loved this cookie. I liked that it wasn't overly sweet, and and had lots brightness from the orange.

These were mine! Cranberry and white chocolate chip cookies, with a white chocolate cream cheese icing and more white chocolate and cranberries on top. If you guessed that you would be in a sugar coma after one cookie, you'd probably be right. They are yummy, but I would skip the extra chocolate on top next time.

Snickerdoodles are already amazing, but add the warmth of the chai spices next to a cup of hot tea and this one wins everything.

What's not to love about a good peanut butter ball? The crunch inside is such a nice surprise.

Along with the chai-spiced cookies, these were on top for me. I just love the warm spice of these ginger molasses cookies.

Last, but not least, these buttery shortbreads were definitely the most festive looking of the bunch! They look like pretty holiday wreaths!

I hope you enjoyed this look at this year's cookie exchange! Merry Christmas, everyone!

It was a very fun experience, and they are apparently asking if I would come again in the new year. Some of kids were so meticulous, adding shading to the snowman and the bear's scarf without my telling them to - it was obvious they were crafters already!

They loved the white gel pens too. I think some of the parents will be making trips to Michaels very soon!

Monday, December 19, 2016

The week before Christmas and I have a few cards I haven't shown off yet, as well as a holiday cookie exchange to make you drool over. That means, posts every day this week!

Today's card uses the Neat and Tangled Elfs and their shelf stamp set. I stamped, colored and die-cut everything and just assembled this fuss-free card.

I kept things nice and clean by sponging blue ink into a circle, and using that area to ground all of my images. The sentiment was bent to fit the top of the curve.

I hope you like it!

ps, if you like the whole elf on a shelf thing, I've been posting our (handmade and much cuter) elf's antics every day to my instagram account! My favorite was that one day where he spent 2 hours cutting out snowflakes ::wink::

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

I'm taking part in Taheerah's Advent Calendar Extravaganza today! Advent Calendar Extravaganza is the festive event of the season! The "hop with a twist" was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day. Joining in the fun with Taheerah are one hundred special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration. Just like an Advent Calendar, you'll never know where you're going to be visiting next until you open the door.

And that's not all! With 25 amazing sponsors taking part as guests, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize every single day!

Join in the fun every day at Taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door.

I made myself a winter scene! I layered images from Neat and Tangled's Santa's Wonderland onto some Lawn Fawn rolling hill dies.

I used some liquid appliqué to add the little snowy pom pom at the end of their hats.

Oh, sorry for the crazy pictures today! They are so sharp, I don't know what happened.

If you love these images and have been waiting for them to come back in stock at Neat and Tangled, I know they just restocked a whole slew of OOS sets - click!

It's not a party without a prize! Today's prize is generously supplied by Neat and Tangled, so you'll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too. You must leave a comment on both blogs to be eligible to win. You have until December 31st to enter!

The new heart envelope die is amazing! You can, of course use it for Valentine's day, but I still had some gift cards that needed enveloping for the holidays.

I used Gingham Backdrops to stamp the pattern, in black ink on red cardstock. I need everything to match under my tree, and I have a buffalo plaid wrapping paper for most of our gifts.

I love this buffalo check pattern, paired with kraft and some pops of black! It looks so cabin-cozy. I made myself a frame by first cutting the scalloped rectangles and then cutting a smaller rectangle into the middle.

The greeting is Winter Big Scripty Words and I die-cut it twice so that there could be a white shadow. I used a gel pen to add some highlights to the word and to the kraft background.

All done up in the back it is the sweetest thing. I used a heart die-cut and my stitcker maker to create the envelope seal.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Hi there, and welcome back to another day of Lawn Fawn's December release!

Today is our showcase of Octopi my Heart. I couldn't help but bring in the starfish and jellyfish from So Jelly, as well as the school of fish from Mermaid For You to play supporting roles:

I stamped, colored and cut out all of the elements and put them onto a circle die-cut. I used light blue copic markers to color the outside of the circle and then dragged the color inward a bit with the blender (copic marker 0.)

I kept the card so simple, because I think the candy-cane-pumping strong man packs all the punch I needed. I stamped him first, and then masked him to be able to stamp the presents to the left, the snowman to the right, and the candy cane on top. The candy cane isn't that long, but a bit of selective inking and a black copic-friendly pen made it come together very easily.

I created the custom greeting on the computer, and then stamped and die-cut the banner.

This card is so silly, but I hope you can be inspired to see what images you can mix and match for your own funny Christmas cards!

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

I've been neglecting the blog a little, with the busy-ness of the season (read: figuring out what to do with the elf every morning!) If you'd like to see what our elf has been up to, you can follow his adventures on instagram!

For now I have a Christmas card to show off, featuring the sweet bear from Beary Merry.

I stamped and then colored the bear with soft brown copic markers (E51, E53 and E55.)

Then, I used the Journaling Alphas to cut out the letters to spell NOEL. I live in Montreal and we are very bilingual. I need cards for those french-speaking teachers and neighbors!

Next, I used the large rounded rectangle from the Succulent Journaling Card die setand cut 2 layers: one out of white cardstock and another out of a pale aqua. I used the Lucky Stars dies to cut stars out of the white layer, so that the aqua would show through.

I used some wooden stars and a kraft card base to reinforce the soft brown of the bear.

A white gel pen was used to add finishing touches to the letters and the bear.